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all of this? I will give you sanctuary
    here at the coven estate if you so wish.”
    Ben was proud of Audley when he stepped forward and shook his
    head. “No, thank you, your highness. Ben already told me that being
    here with you and your royal consort was one of my choices. I choose
    to go with Ben and Stefan.”
    “Very well,” the prince replied. “I will inform Oliver and Dane
    that Audley has been claimed. You may wish to take your new mate
    upstairs and complete the claiming before dinner. I have no doubt that
    Oliver and Dane will pitch a fit if they believe there is any way for
    them to retain their hold on Audley.”
    Ben nodded. He’d been thinking along the same lines, but not
    because of Oliver and Dane. He wanted to complete the claiming so
    that no one could take Audley away from him and Stefan.
    Ben wrapped his arm around Audley’s shoulders, then Stefan’s,
    pulling both men into the curve of his body. Ben chuckled and shook
    his head. The top of Stefan’s head barely reached Ben’s shoulder.
    Audley could have fit under his arm. He felt like a giant.

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    “Come along, my mates,” Ben said as he started them all toward
    the door. “Let’s go somewhere more private and get to know each
    other, hmmm?”
    * * * *
    Stefan couldn’t keep himself from bouncing along as Ben led him
    and Audley upstairs to their quarters. He was excited. Not only was
    Ben his, but now Audley, his best friend, was also. Stefan had no idea
    how he’d become so lucky, but he wasn’t about to argue.
    He loved Ben, adored the man. He couldn’t imagine his life
    without him. Ben meant everything to him. Audley, though, was
    Stefan’s best friend. They’d played together as children, discovered
    that they were gay together, everything. Leaving the man behind
    when he left had been the hardest thing Stefan had ever done.
    Stefan did find it a little strange that he never knew he and Audley
    were mates before now. He couldn’t explain it except that maybe they
    needed Ben to make their little circle complete. Truthfully, he didn’t
    care. He just knew that they were all together now, and that’s all that
    mattered.
    The moment Ben opened the door to their room and ushered them
    in, Stefan grabbed Audley’s hand and pulled him over to the bed. He
    sat down and scooted up on the bed, gesturing for Audley to sit down
    with him. Ben sat down at the head of the bed, curling around Stefan
    from behind. It was Stefan’s favorite position, being surrounded by
    Ben like this.
    “How have you been, Audley?” Stefan asked. “I mean, really?”
    Audley shrugged. “I’ve been okay, I guess. I missed you, though.”
    Stefan grabbed Audley’s hand and squeezed. “I missed you, too. I
    wish I could have taken you with me, but once Ben claimed me, you
    know Oliver would never let me come back. I fully expected Dane to
    claim me that day.”

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    “Oh, I don’t blame you, Stefan,” Audley said. Stefan knew it was
    true. Audley didn’t have it in him to stay mad at anyone. “I’m just
    glad we’re back together.”
    “We are and now we never have to be separated again,” Stefan
    said. He could barely keep his excitement inside. He wanted to laugh,
    shout, and dance around the room. “You, me, and Ben are finally a
    family, and no one can separate us.”
    “I always hoped we’d be together one day,” Audley whispered,
    his face flushing.
    Stefan frowned. “You knew we were mates and you never told
    me? Why not?”
    Audley’s thin shoulders moved up and down as he shrugged.
    “There didn’t seem to be any point. You know as well as I do that
    Oliver and Dane would never let us be together and neither of us were
    strong enough to fight them.”
    Stefan started laughing. He could feel the confused stares of both
    his mates. He patted Audley’s hand, then reached for Ben’s, clasping
    them both together with his. “I don’t think that’s going to be a
    problem